| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Jaya Gautam |
Senior Vice President of Technical Operations | Profile |
Univercells is a technology company offering novel biomanufacturing platforms, aimed at increasing the availability and affordability of biologics – recombinant proteins and vaccines - for all. Univercells designs innovative production processes to significantly decrease the size of the necessary equipment and facility, for a lower capital and operational cost. The company`s process intensification and integration technology entails smaller footprint and unit cost while offering flexible capabilities, from small to large batches. Deployment of affordable production units enables `in-country, for-country` biologics production, creating value for manufacturers and healthcare systems with cost efficiency and local supply while increasing patients` access to healthcare. Univercells was founded in 2013 by experienced entrepreneurs Hugues Bultot, CEO, and José Castillo, CTO, who bring close to 25 years of expertise in the biotechnology and life sciences sectors. Headquartered in Gosselies (Belgium), Univercells benefits from support from the Walloon region, and received €3 million from Takeda in 2015. Most recently, the company was awarded a $12 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Tonix Pharmaceuticals develops first-in-class medicines for common disorders of the central nervous system, including fibromyalgia, post-traumatic stress disorder, and episodic tension-type headache. These disorders are characterized by chronic disability, inadequate treatment options, high utilization of healthcare services, and significant economic burden. Tonix`s lead product candidate, TNX-102 SLAttribution (cyclobenzaprine HCl sublingual tablet), is designed to be a fundamental advance in sleep hygiene and pain management for patients suffering from fibromyalgia and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Product candidate TNX-201Attribution ((R)-isometheptene mucate) is in development for episodic tension-type headache, the most common form of headache.
Kowa Research Institute is a Morrisville, NC-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.
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Vibalogics is a CDMO offering process development, manufacturing, testing, and fill-finish services to innovators developing revolutionary virotherapy products.